Burgundy-Franche-Comté is the French administrative region that lies to the west of Switzerland. It comprises two very different regions, Burgundy, the land of great Pinot Noir wines and Dijon mustard, and Franche-Comté, the land of yellow wine, Morteau sausage and Comté cheese.
Dole
Dole is located on the banks of the Doubs in the Jura department. It is part of the cultural and historical region of Franche-Comté, of which it was the capital until 1676, when the region was part of the county of Burgundy. Its well-renewed old town is superb and well worth a visit.
Grotte chapelle de Remonot
On the picturesque road that runs along the Doubs from Morteau to Pontarlier, this former hermitage has become a very surprising place of Catholic worship, as it is located in a cave at the foot of a cliff at the entrance to the Entreroches gorge.
Maîche
Halfway between Montbéliard and Morteau and about ten kilometres from the Franco-Swiss border, Maîche is a small town in the Doubs department, in the French part of the Jura mountain range. It is the place of origin of the famous Comtois horse.
Morteau
The birthplace of the delicious Jura sausage that bears its name, the small town of Morteau lies 10km from the Swiss border, on the picturesque road that links La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle (in the Neuchâtel Jura) to Pontarlier (in the Doubs Department).
Mouthe
A linear village in the French Jura, located in the Doubs department at an altitude of just over 900m, Mouthe is a winter sports resort and, in summer, a region offering great hiking opportunities.
Saint-Hippolyte
On the road between Morteau and Montbéliard, Saint-Hippolyte is a very pretty village on the banks of the Doubs, with a rich architectural heritage including a 14th century church and an old Ursuline convent.
Saut du Doubs
Near the villages of Les Brenets (Switzerland) and Villers-le-Lac (France), the Doubs river flows lazily between cliffs, then quickly drops 27 m at the Franco-Swiss border, before resuming its calm course further on.
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